The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has broadened its recommendation about giving docusate to patients as it continues to investigate a multistate outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections, which began in ventilated patients in the intensive care unit.
To date, 47 B. cepacia complex cases have been confirmed to match one of two outbreak strains identified from health care facilities in five states. There may be more in other states, but they have yet